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Christmas Dinner
An intimate evening
By Steve
Cronkhite, Venerable Master
On the evening of
December 19, 2007 I had occasion to reflect on what the Scottish Rite is
all about. It was Christmas time and
a good time for reflection.
Often we tend to get
caught up in the degrees of the Rite and make them all important. Although the degrees offer education and
time for pondering what qualities of life that make good men better the
degrees are not what is all important in the Scottish Rite.
Our Christmas Dinner was
an intimate evening this year with children and grand-children at the
dinner. I have to say that their
presence made a good evening better.
Christmas is a time for children.
More than that, children
and family is really what the Scottish Rite is all about. Being a better man is not just about
personal improvement; a good man should find family and children to be an
all important part of being a “Good Man.”
Our entertainment was two
army recruiters telling us about spending Christmas in Iraq. There presentation really brought home
the sacrifice that our servicemen and women make serving their country.
Thank you Chuck Anway,
Wise Master, for putting on such a great evening.
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Ingram Resigns
Our General
Secretary, Ill. Paul Ingram, 33° resigned at the January Stated
Meeting. Paul was successful in his bid
to be elected to the Ferndale City Council.
His new duties must be his first priority so he felt he should
resign as the Valley’s General Secretary.
Paul said he will still be at most Stated Meetings. Good luck in your new job Paul.
Charles Anway, 32°KCCH
Appointed General Secretary
 Ill. William R. Miller, 33° S.G.I.G.
announced Thursday January 10, 2008 that Charles Anway, 32°KCCH will be the
Valley of Bellingham’s new General Secretary.
Chuck has
been the Valley’s Treasurer and was elected to serve on the Board of
Directors of the Scottish Rite Temple of Bellingham were he serves as
Treasurer of the Board.
Chuck’s new
position as General Secretary mandates that he resign from the position of
Bodies Treasurer. The bylaws require
the Secretary to receive all funds,
keep the books, receive bank
statements, and reconcile the Bank Statements prior to turning them over to
the Treasurer. The Secretary may not
be a signatory on the checking account.
The Treasurer
receives the funds from the Secretary, providing a receipt, deposits the
funds, signs checks prepared and approved by the Secretary, and franks all
the bookkeeping done by the Secretary.
You can
contact our new secretary at
secretary@scottish-rite.com
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